Ah it's that time of year again, when you're going to be browsing websites or running to the mall for last-minute gift-giving. I mean, really, who does Christmas shopping before the week of? Pfft.

So here's part one of our annual holiday guide. In these pages you'll find hardware and video game gift ideas. Basically we look at our reviews from 2009 and gather them up if our staff liked the products. If you're wondering why we haven't included any of the major upcoming titles, keep in ...

RabidChinaGirl via www.neoseeker.com »

"X-Men has similarities to other titles such as God of War, Devil May Cry, Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Blade. It contains similar hack ‘n’ slash gameplay that the above titles do."

CraigAAG via www.allagegaming.com »

"This game had me walk into the demo with everything against it. I’m a huge Marvel(comics) fan, I generally believe any piece of Marvel pie that Fox puts its greasy fingers in is completely ruined, and about 90% of the movie-based games that have been released have been utter crap. Needless to say, I don’t believe I was too excited when I hit the download button for the free demo on X-Box live….and how wrong I was. After playing the demo, I made two different trips to blockbuster only to find ..."

mau64 via resumeplay.net »

"The latest Game Informer review scores are as follows:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine 8/ SO 9
Bionic Commando 6.25/ SO 5
UFC 2009 Undisputed 8 / 8.25
Ninja Blade 7.5 / 8.25
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel 7.75 / 7
inFAMOUS (Game of the Month) 9 / SO 8.5
Punch-Out!! 9 / SO 8.25
Boom Blox Bash Party 8.75 / SO 8.75
Excitebots: Trick Racing 8.5 / SO 8.25
Broken Sword (Wii) 7
Klonoa 7
DemiGod 8 / SO 8
Patapon 2 7 / SO 8.25
Knights in the Nightmare 7 / SO 6"

chaos via www.nintendoeverything.com »

"Turns out, the full game doesn't absolutely tank. Don't get me wrong, this isn't going to be the best title you ever shove into your disc drive, but X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition does rattle our expectations, especially after the last Wolverine-based video game left such a bad taste in our mouths.

With the Origins game, Activision and Raven Software have stated their goal of truly capturing Wolverine's unique character and abilities -- powerful rage attacks, animal instincts, ..."

chautemoc via www.neoseeker.com »

"As for the gameplay itself, Origins plays out exactly like a 2D side-scroller in which you plough through wave after wave of soldiers, mutants, robots etc. until you reach your goal. You are able to combine light and heavy attacks with the option of combining the moves with jumps and dashes. Wolverine will also be able to block and parry to disorientate foes, but apart from that it’s just a three hour slash fest, with so little diversity, it’s unbelievable. In fact the only relief you get is ..."

PangTong_Blademaster via resumeplay.net »